Новости за 03.12.2015

Golf widow sprouted wings, migrant intake dropped, Hawke by Gillies by Looby - on this day in 1984.

Where might other wooden escalators be found around the world?

The Prime Minister knows how policy blunders and mischief by rivals can be magnified in a festive season vacuum.

He was a precious, prodigious talent whose capture of the "triple crown" in what is now V8 racing not only emulated a racing feat by his mentor Peter Brock, but also his affinity with the fans.

Household spending is gradually returning to levels that are more normal, despite record low wage growth.

The surge in power bills has prompted a surge in the number of households unplugging from the power grid.

First he loses the prime ministership, then the Queen declined to see him.

With only 10 per cent women in her industry, Desiree faces a "cultural problem".

A street in Melbourne's north has been closed off after police found suspected explosive devices.

Just when the door seemed to close on one of Salim Mehajer's controversial deals, Auburn's deputy mayor has pushed his way back in - this time alongside a company owned by his sister.

As investigators at the site of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, an hour from Los Angeles, worked through the night, Americans came to terms with the terrible scale of yet another mass shooting, but were left baffled by its motive.

No matter how self-righteous Mr Brough may have felt at the time, the prima facie appearance of wrong-doing should have prompted him to stand down from the ministry until police investigations were complete.

Treasurer Scott Morrison says he and the Greens have achieved one of the most significant changes to corporate tax avoidance laws in 30 years, after striking a deal that will force Australia's wealthiest private companies to finally disclose their annual tax bills.

The Andrews government has approved the closure and sale of 10 schools since coming to power with promises to build the Education State.

They're the social media equivalent of Seinfeld's show about nothing, and they're going off.

Jo-Ann Miller's "unreserved" apology has failed to keep her portfolio, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announcing Ms Miller will "no longer continue in her present portfolio".

An outpouring of grief from friends of the two Perth surfers who are believed to have died in mysterious circumstances in Mexico has been matched by a flow of donations to bring their bodies home.

Santos shares made a steady return to trading after the company wrapped up its $2.5 billion equity raising but has failed to shake off concerns among some investors and analysts that the raising has unnecessarily given away value.

In the aftermath of a serious tragedy, it's good advice not to reach for cliche. Particularly when those words aren't followed by action.

The expectant mother, who did not speak any English, used Google Translate to communicate with two doctors on her flight who helped her through her contractions.

The former Westpac boss would have noticed the Woolies South Africa AGM was not as sedate as the AGM of her former bank.

Daniel Lloyd was disappointed when after spending his school holidays training with the Western Bulldogs for four years, he didn't get to go on and play a game there. But it wasn't until a few years later, starting a carpentry apprentice on the NSW central coast, raising his first child and playing football for his local club that he understood exactly what he had missed out on.

And congratulations, nation: we got to the end of the Parliamentary year, together! Your news of the day, reduced to a snarky rant.

Corporate deals and government debt buying are helping the Australian dollar defy the relentless slump in commodity prices, according to Westpac, although the currency won't stay up for ever.

Annastacia Palaszczuk issues a statement in wake of ethics committee report.